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Post by Clematis on Oct 7, 2023 14:22:24 GMT
"Wait.. Malto?!"
Clematis knew that name. That was the group of Terrans that Bumblebee was mentoring! The femme's optics brightened with interest, though knew that now probably wasn't the best time to have a big debate with Hashtag. There was so much she wanted to know about the Terrans and it just figured that the one time she finally had a chance to talk to one of them it was during a situation where they were technically both hostages with Starscream forcing them to lead the way. "I've heard that name before. Bumblebee told me he was teaching you guys. When we get out of this I'd love to know more about you."
The femme continued to walk alongside the Terran she was bound to, noticing the walls suddenly lighting up as they approached a closed door. Was it recognizing their energy signatures and activating in response? It was difficult to say, but as the door opened, Clematis gasped before taking a step back. Something was on the other side of the door; something horrifying and it made Hashtag feel unease as well. Before she could really even do much, Starscream immediately rushed forward, grabbing the both of them by the cuffs and tossing them behind him. He wanted the both of them to flee, so he could hold off this monstrosity on his own. Clematis felt Hashtag start to tug on the stasis cuffs, but Clematis looked back. She couldn't just leave Starscream alone to fend for himself. Nightshroud needed him! That was the whole reason she got dragged into the whole jailbreak to begin with, and she had an opportunity to help.
And she was gonna take it.
"Wait, Hashtag! We can't leave!" Now that she had a servo free, Clematis reached for the hubcap of her right wheel and with a click removed it revealing a bladed chakram. As hard as she could she swung it down at the stasis cuffs and after a few tries she managed to cut through her bonds as the cuffs themselves opened freeing both the femmes. Now able to move freely, Clematis rushed back toward Starscream as she reached for a second chakram from her left wheel.
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Post by Hashtag on Oct 7, 2023 14:32:07 GMT
So Clematis was friends with Bee! That made things a little better knowing that Clematis was definitely an ally, not that Hashtag wouldn't have made do either way. Even despite the things Starscream was saying, Clematis was so sure that he wasn't going to hurt her and that they'd be alright. It still felt so strange to her, but she wanted to believe her new friend and so she chose to do just that.
Only thing standing in their way, of course, was whatever beast was on the other side of that door. Hashtag felt Clematis tug on the stasis cuffs as the smaller femme stepped back and Hashtag was nice enough to follow suit to prevent straining either of their cuffed servos. However just as Clematis believed, Starscream didn't just leave them to deal with whatever this thing was, instead shoving the both of them out of the way and telling them to run. Was he really trying to protect them? For a moment, Hashtag wasn't sure what to do. Should she leave Starscream to keep the Autobot safe, or should she try to help? Surely he could deal with it, right? "C'mon, Clematis. Let's go!"
She didn't even get a step in before Clematis begged her to not run, watching in surprise as the femme grabbed a weapon from one of her wheels and breaking through the stasis cuffs with it. At least they were free now, but she really could have done that at any point? True she only just now got one of her servos free, but before she knew it the smaller femme was already rushing back as the monster started to make it's way out the door. Hashtag made her choice at that moment, skating forward with her wheels. She reached out to Starscream, chucking the guy over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes before reaching for Clematis' just freed wrist before turning around and skating back the other way at full speed.
"Nope! We're not sticking around!"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2023 19:57:21 GMT
Starscream didn’t look behind him after he shoved the femmes, more focused on firing at the thing coming for him. As he walked backward while shooting, a ray of light caught the tentacles reaching for him hungrily. The Dweller?? The tentacle was getting closer to the Seeker’s pede, as he desperately tried to shoot at the many appendages trying to grab him. What is such crea-
The seeker’s thoughts were interrupted when he was hauled and tossed over the Terran’s shoulder. As she pulled on the Autobot’s servos to run away from the monster, Starscream glared at Clematis. She must be very happy to see him being the one being tossed and carried this time around.
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Post by Clematis on Oct 12, 2023 0:36:16 GMT
Clematis yelped as Hashtag suddenly grabbed her by the wrist, doing her best to run behind the larger femme as she skated forward while carrying Starscream on her shoulder. Wow was Hashtag strong, but there wasn't a lot of time to think about it as they were chased by that monster. While it wasn't the best choice Clematis dared to look back as the beast started to gain traction, tentacles flailing madly in an effort to grab even one of them. She got a semi decent look at the thing, and that's when she realized just what it was.
The Dweller! How and why was one down here?! She had never personally seen one before, but she had heard so many horror stories and pictures from data logs of just how terrifying they were.
The azure and lilac did her best to try and keep up, practically being dragged because Hashtag was skating much faster than she could run. Near panic filled her optics as she saw just how close the Dweller was getting as it tried to wrap a tentacle around her ankle, yelping once more as a door slammed just inches behind her effectively severing the tentacle from the beast. Clematis vents were shaky as Hashtag let go, the azure and lilac femme dropping to her knees as she tried to collect herself. "W-what's.. the Dweller doing down here.. Why..?"
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Post by Hashtag on Oct 12, 2023 0:52:56 GMT
Where to go where to go where to go?!
Hashtag kept a firm grip on Starscream and Clematis as she skated away as fast as she could. She had to try and keep the both of them safe from this monster and it was catching up to them so quickly! She didn't have time to stop and think about where to go as she took random turns to not only try and lose the beast but also find some place to hide out. As she skated Hashtag saw the walls light up with green light as she passed but just what was causing that? Why was it only doing that when she drew near where the lights started? It seemed so strange to her..
But there was no time to question is as the beast was right on their heels! Hashtag kept going straight, initially panicked to find a closed door ahead of them but she had nowhere else to go! If these lights really were reacting to her, maybe the door would open when she got close. Right as she came close to running straight into the door, the door opened just as she hoped. Hashtag rushed inside dragging the other two bots with her, silently begging for the door to close.
...And it did! She could hear the beast scream in pain as the door slammed shut on one of it's tentacles that now rested on the floor.
Once they were safe, the purple Terran let go of Clematis and put Starscream down. She looked around the room seeing all sorts of technology around the place. This almost looked to be a command center of sorts, but what was it doing here in these tunnels. Maybe that's how they could control the doors? Surely they wouldn't all just react to her wishing for them to open and close forever, right? Hashtag turned to look at the smaller femme resting on the floor, hearing her say something about a dweller. "Dweller..? What's that?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2023 3:05:54 GMT
Starscream didn’t have the chance to see much as he was bounced around during the whole fleeing, some flash of green light and a loud slam then… they were safe. For now. Starscream was dropped and landed on the ground with a harsh ex-vent.
Raising up on his pedes, he dusted his wings with a frown. His optics finally landed on all the small things poking out of the ground as the two femme were having their conversation. Not interested to join, he reached to touch one bulby end and light flooded the room, a kind of sphere appearing in the middle.
“Ooooh, what’s this?”
Starscream approached the bright display with his arms behind his back, observing the map, optics focused on trying to find a way to get out of this slagging place.
“It’s some sort of central hub with its very own map.”
It was nice to talk to himself, kept him centered and a firm grip on his sanity. Two femmes he did not want to be around for much longer made him quite keen to find the exit. Squinting, he noticed the red dots. Well that must be them, three dots, three mechs. Made sense. So if they went that way then there and.
“Mhhh.. This looks like an exit.”
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Post by Clematis on Oct 18, 2023 0:56:05 GMT
Clematis looked over to Hashtag, mouthing a quick 'oh'. That was right.. Hashtag was one of the Terrans and probably didn't even know what the Dweller even was.
"It's a beast that roams the stars, latching on to spaceships and feeding off their Energon. Not even just the ship's but the passenger's too." Clematis shuddered thinking about it. "But that doesn't explain why one's down here. It makes no sense.." Unless this place was some ancient ship that crash landed here with a Dweller inside, but what were the odds of that?
Oh yeah.. The Autobots and Decepticons had done just that.
Still, she couldn't help but notice that Starscream was completely ignoring the both of them. It irked her somewhat, but she chalked it up to him just wanting to get out of these tunnels. The femme couldn't blame him for that, but she still felt somewhat conflicted about the way he was treating the both of them. Hashtag she could almost understand because she was a virtual unknown, but the azure and lilac femme wasn't. If he wanted to keep Nightshroud safe, he needed to make sure Clematis was safe too. She really wanted to talk to him, but any attempt to do so had been completely dismissed. Starscream might've been looking for an exit, but how were they even supposed to escape with the Dweller chasing the three of them down?
Clematis sighed to herself before mumbling. "Least you could do is see if we're alright.."
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Post by Hashtag on Oct 18, 2023 1:11:18 GMT
A space creature that fed off the energon in others?! That sounded terrifying, though Hashtag felt good about the fact that she didn't run on energon. That meant she was safe from the Dweller most likely, but that wasn't the case for Starscream and Clematis. They were easy targets for the thing, and with as afraid as the femme sounded who knew how the Dweller could be defeated.
Even Hashtag noticed when Starscream had flat out ignored them, and Clematis almost seemed offended by it as well. The Terran just barely heard the other femme's mumbled, causing her to turn toward the seeker with narrowed optics. Even if he was looking for a way out, there was no reason to be so rude about it. Hashtag marched right on over to the console that Starscream was using, and as she intended to yell at him she noticed something.. strange. It was like she could connect with it. It was hard to explain, but it felt almost like she could tap into it like connecting to Wi-Fi. It was such a weird feeling, but she needed to deal with Starscream. What he was doing wasn't okay.
"Hey! What is your problem? The least you could do is thank me for saving you and Clematis!"
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